All MCA Insight articles in November 2014 – Page 22
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Voluntary labelling targets met by drinks companies
Voluntary targets set as part of the Department of Health’s Responsibility Deal have been met by drinks producers to increase consumers’ understanding and awareness of alcohol
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Master brewer launches crowd-funding bid for Oxford brewery
Experienced brew master Steve Chroscicki has launched a crowd funding bid to open a craft brewery in Oxford by transforming a disused underground space into a state-of-the-art brewing space
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School of Wok opens Oriental Culinary Institute with Ken Hom
Culinary academy School of Wok is opening a sister school called the Oriental Culinary Institute Teaching to teach Oriental and Asian cuisine in at London’s Covent Garden
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NewsRutland Inn Company to sell second site
The Rutland Inn Company has put the Red Lion Inn in Stathern, Leicestershire, on the market, in order to focus on their remianining pub.
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NewsMarston’s launches Ebb & Flow café bar concept
Marston’s is to launch its first Ebb & Flow café bar concept on the site of a former Que Pasa next week.
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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SHS Group appoints new chief executive
SHS Group, the drinks distributor, has appointed Elaine Birchall as chief executive.
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Batram: Prezzo shareholders should reject bid
Leading analyst Nick Batram at Peel Hunt has said that Prezzo shareholders should reject the agreed £303.7m bid from TPG Capital
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NewsJack upgrades Punch to Add
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has upgrade his recommendation on Punch’s shares to Add from Hold
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NewsMoral Fox opens in Notting Hill
A southern America-inspired fried chicken restaurant called Moral Fox has opened in west London after running a pop-up kitchen at the Globe nightclub on the same premises
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Analysis & Insight
Views from the coalface
Olswang’s David Roberts looks at a problem facing some of the older, more mature concepts in the country, which have become so big that they become unmanageable, unprofitable and fail
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EAT closes in on refurbishment completions
EAT, the Lyceum Capital-backed group, has completed its re-branding exercise at 88 of stores leaving 12 yet to come under the new look
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NewsChef Express UK viewing sites for first Mokà coffee outlet
Chef Express UK is looking at two possible sites for the first of its Mokà coffee houses but the format will have to be adapted to an English market.
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NewsCategory focus: Letting rooms
Many pubs are looking at adding letting rooms to their existing offer, but how do you stand out from the crowd and compete against hotels and budget accommodation?
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Santander and restaurants sign up to card-linked marketing
Cardlytics, a card-linked marketing platform has signed up more than 100 UK retailers including Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Patisserie Valerie that allows retailers access to customers spending behaviour via the customers’ banks
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NewsMarston's signs deal to build pub in Stafford business park
Marston’s has signed up as the first tenant of an extension to the Beacon Business Park in Stafford to develop a pub and 180-cover restaurant.
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Analyst corner; Brumby - JDW kicks investors in nuts, does right thing
Analyst Mark Brumby looks at the Q1 update from JD Wetherspoon and says that supporters of the company may feel a little let down despite their underlying support for business model
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JDW needs consistently better all round performance
Leading analyst Sahill Shan at N+1 Singer has said that for JD Wetherspoon’s shares to kick on and warrant a positive stance the company needs to demonstrate a consistently better all round performance
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NewsForrester: Casual dining too clunky
Casual dining is beset by clunky processes that risk alienating younger employees and customers, according to the managing director of TGI Friday’s UK